THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CENTRAL FUND
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
PROVIDE CHARITABLE SUPPORT TO THE SERVING RAF COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE, SUPPORTING CAPITAL PROJECTS, COMMUNITY AND WELFARE SUPPORT FACILITIES AND ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH SPORT TO FACILIATE AN ENCHANCED SENSE OF BELONGING, MOTIVATION, MORALE AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT.
Latest income
£6.6m
Expenditure
£5.7m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £5.1m | £4.2m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £4.2m | £4.6m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £4.4m | £4.6m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £6.1m | £5.1m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £6.6m | £5.7m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £107k |
| Charitable activities | £794k |
| Trading | £3.2m |
| Investment income | £1.7m |
| Total income | £6.6m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £3.7m |
| Raising funds | £2.0m |
| Grants to institutions | £2.8m |
| Governance | £84k |
| Total expenditure | £5.7m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | £54.2m |
| — restricted | £506k |
| — unrestricted | £0 |
| — endowment | £53.7m |
| Total assets | £54.2m |
| Cash | £3.5m |
People
| Employees | 16 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Other Defined Groups
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.